Song: Electrical Storm (U2)

"James, have I ever told you how stubborn and annoying you are?" Sirius moaned. It was only six in the morning, but James had refused to sleep in the same room as Remus. Sirius had come down to see him in the morning and he was even waiting for Iris. Both James and Sirius were in their pajamas, drinking coffee.

"Thanks, man," James said.

"No, seriously. You told me I have ego issues and I'm stubborn, look at yourself! You aren't even giving Lily a chance!" Sirius said, taking a sip of the coffee the elves had brought for him and James.

"Sirius-"

"And do you really- don't lie to me James Potter- do you really believe that Remus would do that to you?"

James was quiet for a moment, thinking it over. There was no use in lying to Sirius because he would know straight away if he was. And the truth was that James didn't really believe that Remus could do that to him. James and Remus were best friends and Remus had stayed by James' side all the time.

"No," James finally said.

"Then just listen to him!" Sirius bellowed, actually grabbing fistfuls of his hair.

"Sirius, how would you feel if you saw Iris making out with Remus?" James asked, raising his eye brow.

"What's this about me making out with Remus?"

Sirius and James turned around to see Iris, standing there with a grin on her face. Her hair were in a messy knot, some loose strands and her flick falling on her face and her eyes were slightly red. She was wearing Sirius' black, Hogwarts sweatshirt and black skinny jeans, looking like she just woke up. But it didn't matter to Sirius. She could have a third eye and would still be the most beautiful girl in the world to him.

"Iris," Sirius smiled, he walked (more like ran) over to her and she jumped into his arms the same time he extended them. One hand went to her sweet smelling hair, holding her there while one went to the small of her back. Iris' arms were tight around his waist so it looked like they were actually one body.

"I missed you," Iris whispered so only he could hear. James had very politely, turned his head away.

Sirius pulled back and caught her lower lip between his own. Iris pulled away, smiling at Sirius' pout.

"Not now, Sirius," Iris chuckled, then she added in an under tone "in a few minutes."

Sirius grinned, pulling her to him, "no. Now."

"But James- Sirius!" Iris complained when Sirius brought his lips down to her neck. They scorched their way up and down her throat because this was the best way to make Iris give into something. He licked the hollow beneath her ear and gently bit her earlobe. Iris let out a small, surprised sound.

"Now," Sirius repeated against her neck. Iris felt one corner of his mouth pull up in a smile at her uneven breathing.

"You're such a sex crazed teenager," Iris mumbled, inhaling the scent of his hair, her fingers twisting in them.

"And you're not?" Sirius laughed, pulling away to look at her face.

"Have I asked for it?" Iris said, biting her lip the same time she smiled and her chocolate eyes twinkling. Sirius thought she looked extremely adorable and pulled her even closer. He hadn't felt this much love for any one in his entire life.

"So do I win?" Sirius asked, grinning away. Iris couldn't deny it because she also wanted what he wanted. (not sex! Just making out)

"Fine," Iris smiled and she let Sirius steer her away into another room, pulling her lips to his once again once they were alone.

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Lily couldn't sleep the entire night. The crying she had done was not exactly allowing her to sleep and her eyes were red enough to look like blood was swimming in them.

Alison wasn't talking to her at all. She didn't even scream at Lily or punch her or anything, which just made every thing worse. Sirius had told her that Iris was at St. Mungos so she had no one to talk to. No one had seen Remus ever since he talked to Alison. James wasn't talking to her.

Lily had never felt this alone. She wondered if this was what Iris used to feel like in the weeks that she was depressed and couldn't blame her for going onto drugs and all.

Lily heard Alison get up from her bed and go to her trunk. Lily knew that she should talk to Alison and try to make things right between them. So Lily got up slowly and whispered, "Alison?"

Alison looked up at Lily with her red eyes, "what?"

"I...I don't know what to say to you. You wont believe the truth, so what should I say?"

Alison's expression hardened, "I don't want to hear anything from you, Lily."

"Alison, you know I don't like Remus that way! How could you believe-"

"I don't know, Lily. It's pretty clear to me once his tounge is down your throat," Alison said in a hard voice.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY!?!" Lily yelled, "If Remus hadn't performed CPR I would have DIED!!"

"Are you honestly expecting me to buy this lame excuse?" Alison hissed.

"It's not an excuse, Alison! It's the truth!"

"Hey you guys," Iris came in with a wide smile on her face and a dreamy look in her eyes, with her bottom lip swollen. The grin faded as soon as she saw Lily and Alison.

"You know, Lily, I never thought you could be this back stabbing. You've killed James and me and I hope you die," Alison said, "I can't believe James could ever like a girl like you. I can't believe I ever liked you!"

Lily's mouth dropped in shock at Alison's words. Lily wasn't going to take them, how dare she say things like that?

Lily whipped out her wand, pointing it at Alison.

"Say it again!" Lily screamed.

"Okay, okay, ENOUGH!" Iris yelled, stepping in between them, with a hand on both their chests, stopping them from attacking each other.

"Get out of it, Iris. I don't want to hurt my friends like some body here," Alison yelled.

"Ali, that's not true," Iris said.

"How DARE you say that!" Lily screeched.

"SIRIUS!" Iris yelled. She couldn't hold them off any more. Alison tried to curse Lily but it hit Iris instead. Iris fell to the ground because her legs had gone extremely weak. She wouldn't be able to walk for at least an hour because of this curse. The pain hit her like a wrecking ball and she screamed in agony.

"How dare you take away everything I care about?" Alison yelled.

"I DIDN'T! I love James! Remus is like a brother to me!" Lily yelled.

"What's happening?" Sirius appeared and his eyes widened at the situation before him. His eyes traveled to Iris on the floor, who was clutching her leg in pain.

"DON'T STAND THERE LIKE AN IDIOT! DO SOMETHING!" Iris screamed from the floor with agony.

"Protego!" Sirius yelled and the invisible shield burst through his wand, between Lily and Alison. Sirius went over to Iris, picking her up and putting her on the bed. She whimpered a little because of the pain and Sirius brushed her forehead with his lips before turning to Alison and Lily.

"Both of you should calm down. Stop acting like a bunch of four year olds and listen to each other," Sirius hissed.

"I don't want to-"

"In your stupid, immature fight, you even hurt Iris. And that is something I will not stand," Sirius said quietly. It was more dangerous this way than it would have been if he had been shouting.

Lily and Alison looked a bit ashamed of themselves. It was weird that Sirius (SIRIUS!) was teaching them a lesson for acting like idiots.

"I'm not going to talk to her," Alison said finally. She walked over to Iris and whispered: "I'm sorry, Iris."

"It's no big deal," Iris said. But she wasn't exactly paying attention to her. She was focusing on what Sirius had just said. She didn't know why the love she felt for him hit her so hard at the moment. All Iris wanted to do was go over to Sirius and throw her arms around him and smooth out his furious expression.

Alison smiled and walked out of the dorm but not before she was able to throw a death glare at Lily. As soon as Alison left the dorm, Sirius put his arms around Lily and she burst into tears.

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Apparently, Alison's curse had been a very strong one and Iris wasn't able to walk for atleast six hours. So Sirius had to carry her every where, not that both of them minded that at all.

"I'm sorry you have to do this," Iris chuckled as Sirius carried her to her therapy session.

"Honestly? I don't really mind," Sirius smiled, "so are these sessions helping?"

Iris frowned, "I told you from the very beginning, I don't need help as long as you're with me."

"Iris..."

"Yeah?"

"Can you still take these sessions? Please? I just need to make sure-"

"Sirius, why do you think I'm doing them?" Iris asked.

Sirius used his shoulder to shove the door open. They saw Adam sitting on the table, looking at a sheet of paper in his hand. He looked up with a smile but it fell when he saw Sirius.

"Oh, hello," he said in a cold tone.

"Hi," Sirius said, putting Iris down on the couch.

"You must be Sirius Black?" Adam said, offering his hand.

"Yeah, I am," Sirius said, taking his hand, "I was the guy who hired you."

"Ah, yes," Adam said, "well, Mr. Black, these sessions are for Iris alone and I think you should leave."

Sirius raised his eye brow but turned away to Iris. He leaned down and softly kissed her cheek. Adam's frown deepened.

"I'll be back in an hour, okay?"

Iris looked up and smiled at him, "okay."

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"James, just come with me! I need to get something from Iris' trunk!" Sirius said, going up the stairs to Lily's, Alison's and Iris' dorm.

"Why do I have to come? I'll wait here," James rolled his eyes.

"I get scared of the dark!" Sirius lied.

"Riiight," James laughed, "fine. Let's go."

They went up to the dorm and Sirius opened the door. Lily was there, lying cyrled up in bed. James froze when he entered the dorm. He thought she would ben down at dinner. Lily looked up at him, confused.

James then heard the door close behind him.

"Sirius! Get me out of here!" James yelled, "You lying, cheating scum bag!!"

James heard Sirius laugh and say, "You talk to Lily and I'll let you out."

"I- don't-want-to!" James yelled.

"Well, then, I guess you'll grow old in this dorm. I'm going to get Iris and I'll probably be back in an hour. If you havn't sorted out your issues by then...well, I guess you'll stay here for another hour."

"SIRIUS BLACK I WILL MURDER YOU!" James roared.

"You'll thank me for this," Sirius sang as he walked down the steps.

James sighed and turned around. Lily had gotten up and was standing next to her bed with her arms folded across her chest. James didn't know what to say and neither did she. For the first time ever, James felt uncomfortable in her presence.

"James..." Lily began.

"What, Evans?" James asked, his voice cold.

"I have one question," Lily said.

"Make it quick. I have to go and kill Sirius," James said icily.

"How could you..." Lily gulped as the tears sprang to her eyes. James' cold expression changed when he saw her eyes. It became troubled and his hand ached to wipe them away.

"How could you have such little faith in me?" Lily asked.

"Lily-"

"How could you not know how madly in love with you I am?" Lily closed her eyes. She had finally said it and it was too late to take it back.

James' voice broke the silence like the crack of a whip, "what?"

"How could you not know, James?" Lily asked, her eyes still closed. That didn't stop the tears from leaking out of them.

The next thing she felt was James' warm hands wiping her tears away softly. He towered over her, pulling her to him. Lily layed her head against his chest, her eyes still closed.

"You..." James asked, "do you really mean it?"

"Yes. I've loved you ever since that night we were stuck on the roof," Lily cried silently.

"Lily..." James exhaled. He slid a finger under her chin, coaxing her face up and pressing his lips to hers. All the tension and worries leaving his body as they made contact. He had missed this so much...

"Lily, I love you, too," James said against her lips.

"I'm so sorry," Lily cried as James embraced her again.

"You say that nothing happened between you and Remus?" James asked.

"Yes, nothing. I swear on my own life," Lily said in to the hollow beneath his throat.

"Then I believe you," James said.

Lily pulled back and looked at his face, "you mean that?"

"Of course Lily. I love you."

"I love you, too. So much," Lily smiled as James once again, kissed her.